Of the 4,060 species of mammals that inhabit the world, fifty-three occur within the Adirondack Park. These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk ...

and to show how big a deal size is in the battle of the sexes. More information: Kaia J. Tombak et al, New estimates indicate that males are not larger than females in most mammal species, Nature ...

"Everything big bit it," says Kirk Johnson of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. "The key to survival was to be small." Mammals fit that profile. They suddenly found themselves in a world ...

(Josh Cassidy/KQED) Any tourist who goes to watch scientists dig up the bones of saber-toothed cats and dire wolves should also keep an eye out for the plucky survivor whose ancestors likely watched ...

Dolphins are extremely playful, but little is known about how they -- and other marine mammals -- communicate during playtime. New research shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates ...

Scientist in South Africa believe they have successfully identified the first time the rabies virus has spread to sea mammals, in this case among 24 dead Cape fur seals. The bodies of the sea ...

The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity was first produced in 1995 as a comprehensive resource for the public, the media, scientists, students, and policymakers to learn the various arguments ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging ...

However, in recent years, a rapid transmission of these viruses into new mammal species has been observed worldwide, endangering wildlife, agricultural production, and human health. Mammal-to ...

Currently, the marine mammal hospital, located at the Hawai‘i Ocean Science and Technology Park in Kailua-Kona, also known as ...

The WA Department of Fish and Wildlife announced in September 2024 that it will monitor the marine mammals, whose population ...

Researchers have discovered new insights through drones on the acrobatic foraging techniques of gray whales off the Oregon Coast.